Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller
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Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

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Score 8.9 out of 100

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Score 8.5 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

In case one needs to manage a complex network with a significant number of access points, Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller is an appropriate solution since it can handle well a large amount of nodes and allows a detailed and customized configuration of each one of the APs in an individual way. For a small number of devices, the price does not justify of use of such powerful solution.

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João Almeida | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

Because of the unique setup on our campus, these provide great coverage for our dorms, office areas, and smaller classrooms. However, in areas were the load was much higher, the devices could become overtaxed after about 25 users depending on the strength of the devices.

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Pros

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

  • It supports the latest Wifi-Gen6 specifications, which include improved bandwidth.
  • The setup is easy and support from Cisco is great.
  • Exceptional support for more than a thousand access points at great data throughput.
  • Chromecast support service is another big plus with this wireless controller.

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Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

  • Encryption/Security
  • Coverage
  • Scalability
  • UI/UX simplicity

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Matthew Gardner | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

  • The help information is sometimes not very clear. An item may have a reference number next to it, at the bottom of the page it will have an explanation, but sometimes they are too brief to make sense.
  • If they can somehow add debugging on the page instead of requiring us to go through the CLI to collect the debug ut put, that would be great.

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Richard Dean | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

  • Quality control of available updates could use a tweak or two.
  • Functionality in legacy networks are not always the best.

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

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Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points 10.0
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Overall, we have been very happy with the results.

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Usability

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller 8.2
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Very well made product. Very stable. We have had no issues administering the 8540.

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Richard Dean | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Support Rating

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller 9.0
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It is a better product. The evolution is positive.

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Alternatives Considered

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

We tried out the Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 in the past and haven't noticed too much difference with the Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller. We generally trust Cisco products and found no issues within any product we have purchased in the past. We have looked at other organization's products but we believe Cisco is the best for us.

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Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

We ended up actually moving from Cisco WAPs into a full Ubiquiti stack, as our IT people preferred the coverage and more "enterprise" IT-focused features and the flexibility of a setup not necessarily marketed and designed for small businesses. I'd say at 40-50 people, you may outgrow this setup as well.

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Return on Investment

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

  • Positive impact: Time savings for staff setting up new access points
  • Positive impact: Not having to worry about devices just going down for no reason
  • Negative impact: If you're budget is small you're going to have a tough sell on these

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Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

  • Uptime was 100%
  • No complaints from employees when it was used

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Pricing Details

Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Cisco Small Business 100 Series Wireless Access Points

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

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